Leighton79
Aquarium Advice Freak
The waste in the skimmer should have colour, the darker the better, (darker = more crud) if you stick your nose in the collection cup and it stinks like rotting matter then it's doing it's job.
As for your next step, if it were me I'd be taking all the livestock back to the lfs to house until it is cycled.
As for your next step, if it were me I'd be taking all the livestock back to the lfs to house until it is cycled.